F1: Ferrari says Raikkonen is not an anti-Alonso choice

‘HURTS A LITTLE’:Alonso welcomed the Finn to the team, while his former team, Lotus, said they can take their time finding a replacement for the most desirable F1 vacancy

Reuters, LONDON

Lotus had hoped to retain Raikkonen and greeted Ferrari’s announcement with a Twitter posting declaring: “So #Kimi is off to #Ferrari for 2014; it hurts a little bit...” along with a photograph of two rabbits mating.